United Kingdom / Aug 17, 2025 / Edinburgh International Film Festival
Genius. Madman. God.
1h 50min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
An ageing Serbian neuroscientist lives a reclusive life in Athens, having been branded as a paranoid schizophrenic for his radical research on the effects of electromagnetic radiation on humans. But when, decades later, he is rediscovered by a group of young dreamers who are trying to change the world through his ideas, he decides to quit his medication and join them in their scientific commune, risking his sanity in pursuit of a higher goal.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Sotiris Belsis | Stefanos |
| Adelaida Katside | Nikki |
| Elena Mirtchofska | Kleoniki |
| Christopher Scott | Adrian |
| Iosif Skourialis | Thanos |
| Filippos Eleftheropoulos | Boy |
Genres
DramaScience Fiction
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Novak |
| Original language | ελληνικά (EL) |
| Spoken languages | English, ελληνικά |
| Production countries | Greece, India, Switzerland |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Heretic, Cloud Fog Haze Pictures, Stone Bench Creations, ERT, Greek Film Centre, Ekome |
| Release date | 17 agosto 2025 |
| Production | Sara Bonakdar, Kaarthekeyen S, Giorgos Karnavas, Michael Graf |
| Writer | Harry Lagoussis |
| Casting | Sofia Dimopoulou |
| Cinematography | Yiorgos Koutsaliaris |
| Assistant directors | Harry Lagoussis |
| Camera operators | Yiorgos Koutsaliaris |
| Additional photography | Yiorgos Koutsaliaris |
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| Production design | Elena Vardava |
| Art direction | Elena Vardava |
| Set decoration | Elena Vardava |
| Special effects | Dimitris Gerpinis |
| Music | Panagiotis Papagiannopoulos, Yorgos Alexandropoulos, Manolis Makridakis |
| Sound | Panagiotis Papagiannopoulos, Yorgos Alexandropoulos, Manolis Makridakis |
| Costume design | Katerina Zoura, Dimitris Apostolidis, Evi Zafiropoulou |
| Makeup | Evi Zafiropoulou, Katerina Zoura, Dimitris Apostolidis |
| Hairstyling | Dimitris Apostolidis, Katerina Zoura, Evi Zafiropoulou |
Release dates
Premiere
Russia / Apr 17, 2026 / Moscow International Film Festival
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